Putin's Olympics

The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia

By: Robert W. Orttung, Sufian N. Zhemukhov

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Hardcover | 6 February 2017 | Edition Number 1

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152 Pages

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This book examines President Vladimir Putin's Olympic project as a window into understanding the workings of Russia today. It argues that Putin's top-down approach to the Olympics is an illustrative case study of his leadership style for Russia as a whole. The book highlights the history of Russia's involvement with the Olympic movement and explains why the Games are important to Putin and his political system. It discusses the various debates surrounding the history of Sochi, and goes on to examine the political, security, business, ethnic, societal, and international components that define this upcoming mega-event. The book looks at what the Sochi Olympics tells us about Russia's current political and economic systems and how they are likely to evolve after the games.

Industry Reviews

Putin's Olympics rightly and repeatedly
reminds us that in the process of creating the Sochi experience, Putin, like his autocratic and
authoritarian predecessors, broke a lot of eggs in order to make this cake.

Catherine A. Schuler, University of Maryland

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